Guidelines for Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals

Humane Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals require the termination of an Animal Study Proposal to be accomplished without adverse effects, pain, or distress to the animal while preserving the scientific aims and objectives of the study. Study endpoints are a part of every Animal Study Proposal and the IACUC must address the endpoint for every animal on the study…(continue reading)

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is an internationally acclaimed university and takes its responsibilities for the humane care and use of animals seriously. The Animal & Plant Care Facility's animal care and use program has been written to standards based on the best practices in either the Hong Kong's Code of Practice for Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes (2004) published by Animal Welfare Advisory Group, of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department or the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th edition (2011).

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